Where?
- Began in Roman occupied Israel, but spread throughout the Roman Empire
Origins of Christianity
God
- Christians worship the same God of Judaism
Jesus
- Jesus is the Son of God and the Messiah
Paul and the Apostles
The Bible / The New Testament
- Holy text of Christianity
- The Christian Bible is made up of both the Old Testament and the New Testament
- The New Testament contains the life and teachings of Jesus and his followers
Salvation
- People who believe in Jesus Christ and accept him will be saved from the evils of sin and death
- Life after death - going to Heaven, rather than Hell
Persecution
- Christians were persecuted (treated badly and unfairly) in the Roman Empire
- Christianity's belief in one God conflicted with the polytheistic religion of the Romans
- Persecution ended with the Edict of Milan, which legalized Christianity
Spread of Christianity
- Christianity was popular because the apostles carried the message throughout the Roman Empire
- Christianity became the dominant religion in European countries
- Missionaries carried Christianity to other regions of the world
- The eastern African kingdom of Axum became Christian